Ryan Atchison is in his fourth year
as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. Atchison came to Charlotte after
spending two years as assistant strength and conditioning coach with the NBA's
Houston Rockets.

Atchison, who serves as strength and
conditioning coach for the 49ers men's basketball and men's golf programs,
heads a department that has two assistant strength and conditioning coaches and
a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach.

From 2006-08, he was assistant
strength and conditioning coach with the Rockets. Prior to joining the Rockets
support staff, he spent four years (2002-06), as assistant strength and
conditioning coach at Rice University. He then spent one year as assistant
strength and conditioning coach at Louisiana Tech. He also spent three years at
Hardin-Simmons University as the strength and conditioning coach as well as a
teacher in the physical education department. Then, he spent one year as the
strength and conditioning coach and inside linebackers coach at Quincy
University.

Atchison began his professional
career as outside linebacker coach at his alma mater Sul Ross State from
1995-97.

Atchison earned a Bachelor's Degree
in Business Administration from Sul Ross State in 1996. Then, he earned a
Master's Degree in Physical Education from Hardin-Simmons University in 2001.

Atchison is a Certified Strength and
Conditioning Specialists (CSCS), Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified
(SCCC) and a USA Weightlifting Certified Club Coach.